First impression of Ubuntu Linux 8.04: what is/isn't appreciated by Paulus?

First impression of Ubuntu 8.04

 * As fast as Windows XP.
 * Less clumsy as Windows XP, especially for people who like to use keyboard shortcuts.
 * The division of different parts of the OS in the GUI makes more sense in Ubuntu.
 * Some things are harder to install in Ubuntu. One thing was easier (it gambled right the first time I wanted to use the PCI sound card not the onboard sound card).

Ubuntu 8.04 problems

 * Part of the things on to do in Ubuntu list.
 * Someway by my mistake or by a mistake of Ubuntu a zero byte file was created on the XP partition I mounted in Ubuntu and the file name consisted of only an ``\r ' ', i.e. a carriage return, really weird as carriage returns are not used in Unix or in Ubuntu Linux. XP couldn't copy, move or remove that file, so that was quite annoying! How could this have happened? I never succeeded in creating such a file in XP.

To do in Ubuntu 8.04

 * Solve problem with sticky keys keyboard setting. The sticky keys stop sticking as soon two keys are pressed together, but the check box saying that will happen is unchecked!
 * Boot menu: first entry should be XP.
 * Install Skype.
 * Share the D: partition with my documents and other user data.